My wife found these photos
at a postcard sale in Redruth. They seem to have belonged to a St Just miner
called William Lavers who went out to America around 1910. She has researched
the people and some history follows the photographs. We would love to hear from
anyone who could tell us more.

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William James Lavars

William J Lavars was born in 1878, the son of agricultural
laborer James Lavars. I cannot find any records of the mothers maiden name or of his
baptisim. By 1881 his father was a widower and the family is shown as
living at 1, Tredinney, St Buryan on the census for that year as follows:

Lavars James,
Head, Wid, 28, St Buryan

Lavars Philadelphia,
Mother 68 St Buryan

Lavars Philadelphia,
Dau.
5 St Buryan

Lavars William J,
son,
3 St Buryan

The next record we have for William is from the Ellis Island
archive when aged 14 he entered America for the first time. He had crossed the
Atlantic on the